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[Guest Post] The Future of Learning is Now

Education Elements

From 2009 to 2011, following the book’s publication, the Hume Foundation made grants to Rocketship in the Bay Area and Carpe Diem in Yuma, AZ, two charter schools that were already implementing blended learning, to promote their models. Personalized learning is an idea whose time has come. So we were off and running.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

In the classroom, computer-based programs can give students additional support as they work to master the vocabulary and mechanics of English. BLENDED LEARNING Any instruction that blends the use of computers with human teachers. MASTERY-BASED LEARNING Another term for competency-based learning.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

At least 10 states now permit students to take classes part-time online (and sometimes in other in-person classrooms), instead of being limited to their local course offerings; eight adopted or considered laws in just the last four years. They want them at school learning. Read more about blended learning.